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Recognised as Colour

#78A021

  • #78A021
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#78A021 is a green with RGB values 120, 160, 33 and HSL 79°, 66%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#78A021#78A021
HEX#78A021
RGBrgb(120, 160, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.6275, 0.1294
RGB percentages47.1%, 62.7%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(78.9, 65.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.9, 79.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK25%, 0%, 79.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,905,313
CSS custom property--colour: #78A021;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#875FDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3932Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7D9889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 10Yellow green · ΔE 19.5Olive · ΔE 20.8Forest green · ΔE 23.8Green · ΔE 25.9Dark green · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 10, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4921A0
Analogous#A08921, #38A021
Triadic#2178A0, #A02178
Split complementary#2138A0, #8921A0
Tetradic#21A089, #4921A0, #A02138

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4ECA1
Lighter +30%#C1E377
Lighter +20%#AEDA4D
Lighter +10%#98CA2A
Darker −10%#587618
Darker −20%#394B10
Darker −30%#192107
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#81B809
Less saturated −25%#6F8839

Channel breakdown

R120
G160
B33
Red120 (47.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue78.9°
Saturation (HSL)65.8%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G A0 · B 21

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